Sneak Peek & Teaser of the Soon-to-be-Release: 'This Time Around' by Ellie Grace

Nora Montgomery left home and heartbreak behind in
South Carolina when she moved to New York City after her high school
graduation. Now, four years later, she returns home and is forced to confront
the past she left behind and the reckless boy who broke her heart.It’s not long before the pieces of her past
begin to blur with the present and she realizes that the feelings she had for
her first love never really went away. As old dreams resurface and new truths
come to light, she begins to question the future she's always planned on.

Jake Harris has spent four years regretting the
night he let her get away. When she finally reappears in his life, he is
determined to win her back and prove how much he’s changed. She might never
forgive him for that night, but if he tells her the truth about what really
happened it will shatter the world she thought she knew.If he doesn’t, he might not get a second
chance. He’s already lost her once and he won’t lose her again.

They come from two different worlds that are
threatening to tear them apart…can they make it this time around?

ABOUT the AUTHOR

Ellie Grace is an avid reader, chocolate lover and
caffeine addict. When a story popped into her head that she couldn’t seem to
shake, she decided to pursue her childhood dream of becoming a writer. When
she’s not writing, she’s usually curled up with a book by one of her many, many
favorite authors.

***TEASER***

Nora
hopped into the back and started handing me the heavy boxes so I could bring it
all into the house. When it was all unloaded she stood on the tailgate and held
out her hand so I could help her to the ground. Instead of grabbing her hand, I
wrapped my arms around her thighs to lift her, letting her body slide down mine
until her feet touched the ground. I kept my hands on her hips and looked her
right in the eye so she would know exactly what was coming.

“Jake
– don’t,” she stammered, but didn’t pull away.

“I
have to,” I told her, as I leaned forward and gently placed my lips on hers. I
held them there for just a moment before pulling back to look at her, and my
heart felt like it was beating out of my chest.

“I
– I can’t do this, Jake.”

“Then
don’t kiss me back.”

I
leaned in to kiss her again and tightened my arms around her. Cautiously I
moved my lips against hers and brought my hand up to touch her face. I heard
her moan softly against my lips and it was all the encouragement I needed. I
pressed up against her and when I felt her lips part for me, I let my tongue
find hers and tilted her head as I deepened the kiss. As my lips began moving
more intensely, she wrapped her arms around my neck and crushed her body
against mine.

The
need I felt for her turned me completely inside out. I hadn’t planned on
kissing her today, but when I looked up at her standing on the tailgate,
illuminated from the light of the setting sun, I knew I couldn’t wait. I had to
know what it was that I was feeling, and if it was something real or if it was
just remnants of the past clouding the present. Still, I wasn’t expecting this.
Instead of curbing my appetite for her, it only intensified it. I’d never
needed anything as much as I needed Nora.

When
I finally pulled away, I brushed my thumb against her cheek and tucked a loose
strand of hair behind her ear. “God, I missed you, Nora.”

“This
doesn’t change anything,” she said breathlessly, “I still have to go back to
New York.”